what acutally a rifled slug can i use it in my rifled barrel on my shotgun cause i dont wanna keep buying sabots for 10 bucks a box please help.
2006-11-06 15:00:37 · 5 answers · asked by falinhard13 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
Use sabot slugs or non rifled slugs, do not get the slugs listed as rifled slugs as your barrel is already rifled.
2006-11-06 15:03:57 · answer #1 · answered by boker_magnum 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This makes the 6th time this week for this question so here I go once again.
First off you do not have to only shoot saboted slugs in a rifled barrel any slug in that gage will work just maybe not as well. Rifled slugs will work just fine in a rifled barrel. If you look at a rifled slug you find that the rifling on the slug is in the opposite direction as the rifling in the barrel this gives a place for the lead to go when it is displaced by the rifling in the barrel. This is what BRENNEKE has to say about your question. [I added rifled but that is what they are talking about] Link to the answer. http://www.brennekeusasabot
.com/start.html And you can shoot lead shot in it but it will spread out a lot.
Question: What happens if I shoot your [rifled] slug in a rifled barrel?
Answer: All our slugs can be shot from rifled barrels. No problem at all. Normally you will achieve even higher precision from a rifled barrel than from a smoothbore barrel. Groups of under 4" at 100 yards are no problem from a rifled barrel with our normal slugs.
However, we have two specialists, slugs designed for use in rifled barrels only: Gold Magnum, a 13/8 oz slug and our SuperSabot, a 11/8 oz expanding (up to 1") brass slug. These two products provide maximum accuracy (under 2" groups at 100 yards) from a rifled barrel, at ranges of over 100 yards.
http://www.brennekeusa.com/start.html.
2006-11-06 23:37:49 · answer #2 · answered by idotusa 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
if you have a rifled barrel, then you don't need rifled slugs. Sabots are taylor made for the rifled barrels. I like the cheap two dollar boxes for 5 slugs. I have a smooth bore shotgun (20 gauge) and I always get at least one deer. Just aim well.
2006-11-07 09:04:04 · answer #3 · answered by Akela 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A rifled slug is a slug with the rifling on it - so you will get some of the rifling effect with a smooth bore.
You should be okay using it in a rifled barrel, but you may encounter more leading - so be sure to clean it!!
Best of luck
2006-11-06 23:19:15 · answer #4 · answered by tigglys 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
not all "rifled" slugs will work well in a rifled barrel. the common forster slug is too soft and will lead up your bore fairly quickly. brekekie [spelling?] slugs are harder and will work fine. BTW the "rifling" on forester slugs is there to allow for any squeeze from a choke and not to spin the slug
2006-11-07 10:16:38 · answer #5 · answered by glen t 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋